I am on a photo frame kick – – this week it’s for Father’s Day! This is a fun Glass Etched Father’s Day Frame – perfect for dad’s desk at work or home or anywhere!
(remember last week I made a Mother’s Day frame – that’s why that picture of my kiddos is familiar).
A few months ago, Trevor was switching desk areas at work. He cleared out and brought some things home, including the family picture he had – which was this:
Glass Etch Frame
You’ll need:
–a glass picture frame (grabbed mine at the thrift store, complete with a photo of random children)
—Glass Etch Cream – I’ve used both Armour Etch and Martha Stewart Glass Etch and like them both!
–stencil – I cut one with my Silhouette machine using contact paper, but you can also use store-bought letter stencils, etc.
I used transfer paper to move my contact paper stencil to the glass in the frame. If you’re using stencils you can just tape them down.
I did this while the glass was still in the frame, so I could get a feel for the placement of the words. After sticking down my stencil I then took the glass (and the weird picture) out of the frame. As you can see in the picture below, the stencil is of the negative space – as in, the blanks are where the words are:
How to use Glass Etch Cream
Next, according to product directions, apply a thick even layer of etching cream over desired area. Let it sit for 15 minutes.
Then rinse off the excess cream and peel the stencil off. Clean the glass. It’s a two-handed process to clean off the cream, so I only got an “after” picture:
I LOVE glass etch – it adds a personal touch without being too overwhelming It shows up great when you get the light to hit it right, but head-on it’s not too strong. Here it is when I caught it in the light:
Oh, I forgot to mention that I spraypainted the frame black. I didn’t mind the gold, but thought that in a work setting, the black was probably a better choice. I like how the frame has some detail to it and isn’t just plain – worth my $0.75.
Glass Etch Craft Ideas
I have glass etched gift plates for neighbors in the past, and all my casserole dishes with our last name on them so everyone knows it’s mine at a potluck (but apparently never blogged that cause I can’t find a post about it.) But if you want to be extra fun, instead of using your name you can glass etch like Kimbo from A Girl And A Glue Gun – love this – it is glass etched to say “This is NOT your pan”
Oh, random, while I was at the Thrift Store I saw this – even they are on board with Pinterest:
So — go grab a frame, and grab some awesome Etching Cream and crank out this fun project for Father’s Day!
Laura Bray says
Mandy-this is such a cute idea. Thanks so much for sharing.
Kassi Mortensen says
That’s a fun Father’s Day idea! It’s so hard to make things for dad that are still manly, but the glass etching is perfect!!! And that cracks me up about the thrift store! Good marketing ploy there!
Mackenzie says
Oh I love this idea on picture frame glass; I’ve never thought of that before! Awesome!
kristi dominguez says
I love etching cream…what an awesome idea, Mandy!
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil says
I love the etching cream, and this is a cute idea!